Churn.



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CH U RN (Application filed Nov. 15, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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fected at the expense of aminimum amount UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERTHA NOR'IHCUTT AND JOSEPH M. NORTIICUTT, OF MARYVILLE,

MISSOURI.

CHURN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 657,611, dated September 11, 1900. Application filed November 15, 1899. Serial No. 737,124. (No model.)

T0 at]. whom, it may concern Be it known that we, BERTHA NORTHCUTT and JOSEPH M. NORTHCUTT,'citizens of the United States, residing at M-aryville, in the county of .Nodaway and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chums; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same;

Our invention relates to churns; and it consists in certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the preferred construction of which will be illustrated in the accompanying drawings and fully set forth in the following specification.

The object of our invention is to not only provide reliably-ellicient means whereby the thorough agitation of the cream will be cfof labor, but also insure that the temperature of the cream may be=established at the desired point, which, as demonstrated by eX- perience,'will insure the earliest disintegra tion or breaking up of the-globules of butter,

and thereby insure that the operation of churning or producing butter maybe accomplishedin the shortest possible time.

While we shall describe in the following specification the preferred construction which may be adopted for the several parts of our invention, it will be understood that we desire to comprehend the substantial equivalent thereof, inasmuch as slight modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of our invention.

With the foregoing objects in view it may be briefly stated that our invention consists in a 'dasher of novelconstruction and, further, in devices whereby the temperature of the contents of the body of the churn maybe raised or lowered, as desired. t

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section of our improved churn, showing the operating mechanism in! elevation. of our improved dasher. view of the dasher. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the lid of our churn. Fig. 5 is a section of a portion of the lid shown in Fig. 4, taken Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view Fig. 3 is a top plan von line m m. Fig. 6 is a detail showinga top :view of the tern pering-chalnber, which is preferably located at one side of our churn-body. I For convenience of reference to the several parts of our invention and their cooperating jaccessories numerals will be employed, of

which 1 indicates the base portion of our churn, which is provided with suitable legs 2, and upon the base thus provided we locate ourchurn, which may be constructed in any preferred way, though it isthought that best 'results will be secured when it is made cylindrical in form.

. Upon one end of the base 1 we erect the standard 4, to which we secure in a suitable bearing 5 the driving-wheel 6, provided with the operating-handle 7. The driving-wheel 6 is designed to mesh with the gear 8, which is keyed upon the shaft 9, which passes through suitable bearings provided in the bracket 10 and has secured to its inner end cated in the center of the bottom of the churn.

The shaft 14 is tubular and is left open at its upper end, while an aperture, as indicated at 18 in Fig. 2, or a series of apertures, as indicated by thenumeral 19in Fig. 1, may be provided in said shaft, whereby the free escape of the air as it passes downward through the" shaft is permitted, the purpose of which will be hereinafter specifically set forth.

a series of radiating members 20, the outer ends of which are sustained or reinforced by being connected to the inner surface of the cylindrical casing 21, which, as will be seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3, is provided with a series of alternately inwardly and outwardly directed blades, (indicated, respectively, by the numerals 22 and 23,) the purpose of which is to insure the thoroughagitation of the cream as the casing 21 is rotated.

To the lower end of-the shaft 14 we secure I The 'series{of radiating blades are each providedat their. u pper' edges with the1curved;

, terminals 24 and with a. series of slots 25, the slots being formed by so cutting out said slots'thatthe; lips 26 will be provided, and

1 sincesaid lips are so disposed that they will goccup'yadifferentangle from/the p'laneof the I Y blades of whichth'eylform a part it is obvious a that the contents of the churn as it passes I'o wardior upward, according to the dispositionfOfithe "lips' 26. By thusdisposing-the through they slots will be directed downblades'radially, and providing they lips 26, so

that they will occupy'a difierent angle, and,

furthermore, by, providing the curved termi-f n'als 24 upon the upper edges of said blades said parts will so cooperate with the. cylindrical casing 2l and the blades 22 and 23, carried thereby, thata violent agitation of the contents, ofthe churn will be easily efiected hy a simple rotation of the shaft 14 through v the mechanism cooperating therewith, and since all of said parts may be veryquickly andcheaply manufactured and readily assembled in their respective operative positions itwill be seen that we have provided a churn which will" be found to be vvery desir- In order to provide means whereby the te1n, perature of'the contents of the churn may be brought to thefdesired point, we provide the tempering-chamber 27, preferably upon one side of' theinterior of thechnrn-body, as

i Y shown in Figs. l and 6,the upper end of which isjdesigned to extend nearly to the top of the churn-body andbe left open, thereby facilitating the introduction in saidlchamberof "hot water when it is desired to raise the temperature of the cream orpermit the intro- 7 desired to lower said temperature,-a suitable v vent-or faucet, as vindicated by the numeral duction ofccracked ice or ice-water when iti's' 128, 'beingprovidedin'the lowerend of said ,orfauc et29 inayfbe provided in the bottom v tempering-chamber, whereby the contents may beieasily drawnofi when desired.

/ It will be, understood that a suitable vent of the. churn-body in orderjthat the' contents thereof may be easily removed without the necessity of disturbing the position of said body.

A suitable lid 30 is providedforthe am.-

body, and inorder to, permit thedisposition {thereof in its operative position we provide the central aperture 31, designed to receive the shaft 14, and in order to permit the free removal of said lid we'provide the-sliding section 32, having the semibea'ring 33 formed upon its inner end, and it is clear that as the edges of thesection 32 are provided with suitable ribs 34, designed to fi't in. grooves provided in the contiguous part of the lid, said section may be readily withdrawn, and thus permit the removal of the lid. y i

It will be seen that We' have provided'reliably-efficient means whereby the ontents of the churn-body may be thoroug ly agiture, and believing that the advantages and use of our invention have been made fully apparent further reference to the details will be dispensed with. w

Having thus fully described our invention,

"what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is r r The herein-described churndasher consisting of a tubular shaft; radial blades secured to said shaft; a casing surrounding said blades and connected to the free ends thereof and provided with a seriesof alternately inwardly and outwardly directed blades, said radial blades attached tosaid shaft further having a curved upper edge and a series of openings and lips partly covering said openings, allcoinbined in thej manner specified and forthe purpose set'forth. v In testimony whereof we affix our signaturesin presence of two witnesses.

'BERTH'A NORTHGUTT, JOSEPH, M; NORTHOUTII,

'Witnesses: r

' JAMES K. YOUNG, Y FRANKZENDER.

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